Registration and Breakfast

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr. Marion J. Ball, UT Arlington

Lightning Talks:

“Audit Log Analysis of Patient Portal Use Among Spanish Speakers”
Dr. Robert Turer, UTSW

“Early Identification of Patients at Risk for Iron Deficiency Anemia Leveraging Deep Learning”
Dr. Estefanie Garduno Rapp, UTSW

“Ambient and Large Language Models-based EHR Documentation: Teaching Patient Safety”
Dr. Mari Tietze, UTA
Lauri Jo Hix, UTA

“From Innovation to Implementation: The Promises and Perils of Generative Artificial Intelligence in clinical workflows”
Dr. Jorge Rodriguez Fernandez, UTMB

Moderator: Dr. Marion J. Ball, UT Arlington

Keynote

“From Reacting to Optimizing: Managing Technology for the Future of Medicine”

Dr. David Jaffray
SrVP and Chief Technology and Digital Officer
Director, Institute for Data Science in Oncology
Professor, Radiation Physics and Imaging Physics
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Moderator: Dr. Susan Fenton, UTHealth – Houston

Special Workshop 

“AI Legislation –  Preparing for the 2025 Session”

Nora Cox

Chief Executive Officer of the Texas e-Health Alliance

Introduced by: Dr. Mikyoung A. Lee, TWU

Panel

“Augmented Intelligence in Healthcare: Insights from the Information C-Suite”

Theresa Meadows
Senior Vice President & CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System

Dr. Anwar Siraj
Sr. VP, Chief Health Informatics Officer at Harris Health System

Dr. Ferdinand Velasco
Chief Health Information Officer, Texas Health Resources

Moderator: Dr. Mujeeb Basit
Associate CMIO and Associate Director of Clinical Informatics Center, UTSW

Introduced by: Dr. David Gibbs, TXST

Poster Session

“Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Education”
Dr. Sharon Blackerby, UTA

“SDLC & Roles: Vital to Academic EHR Implementation for Patient Safety & Nurse Well-being”
Lori Camperlengo, UTA

“Harnessing Machine Learning for the Selection of Empiric Antibiotics in Urinary Tract Infections”
Lauren Cooper, UTSW

“Artificial Intelligence in Technology-Enabled Clinical Trials”
Anoop Gurram, UTSW

“Qualitative Analysis of Barriers to Patient Portal Use by Spanish-Speakers”
Dr. Robin Higashi, UTSW
Emily C. Repasky, UTSW

“Analyzing broadband access and socioeconomic conditions in North Texas to understand digital health literacy and improve health outcomes”
Bavithra Lakshmanasamy, UTA

“Assessing the Binding Specificity of Nanobodies to Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)-E Protein”
Hemshankar Laugi, UTA

“Increased Type 1 Interferon Activity in the Regenerating Skeletal Muscle of Ovariectomized Mice Supplemented with Estrogen”
Tara Movaghar, UTA

“Improving Nutritional Lab Monitoring in Pediatric Patients with Feeding Tubes”
Dr. Derek Ngai, UTSW

“Documentation Burden in EHRs: An Alternative Using Voice Technology”
Khyra Parks, TWU

“Leveraging Augmented Intelligence to Create and Enhance Healthcare
Simulation Scenarios”
Jenny Roye, UTA
Jill Whitfill, UTA

“Measuring Competence that Impacts Future Workforce Well-being”
Dr. Alaina Tellson, Baylor Scott & White Health
Dr. Mari Tietze, UTA

“Combating Burnout among Family Nurse Practitioners using Technology Stress Reduction”
Dr. Mari Tietze, UTA
Dr. Rhonda Winegar, UTA

“Enhancing Physician Documentation Efficiency with Standardized EHR
Documentation Templates”
Dr. Averi Wilson, UTSW

Exhibitor Hall
DFW ANIA Chapter
HIMSS Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter
Texas State Department of Health Informatics & Information Management
Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
University of Texas at Arlington Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics
UT Health Houston McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics
UT Southwestern Clinical Informatics Center

Special Workshop

Prompting Innovation in Health Care through Microsoft Co-Pilot™

We will review the impact of generative AI in healthcare, highlighting key
considerations for safe and effective implementation. We will have an overview presentation on Microsoft Co-Pilot™. We will then end with a 75 minute team-based hands-on lab exploring two prompts to increase your efficiency when using AI and working as a team to develop output.
Be sure you bring your laptop!

1:00 – 1:45 PM
“Safety in General-Purpose AI”
Dean F. Sittig, PhD
Dept of Clinical and Health Informatics, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics,
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

1:45 – 2:00 PM
Break

2:00 – 2:45 PM
Overview of Microsoft Co-Pilot™
Lee Pierce, UTA Office of Information Technology Operational Learning and Communications Director
Edward Gonzales, UTA Office of Information Technology Research Support Manager

2:45 – 4:00 PM
Prompting Innovation in Health Care through Microsoft Co-Pilot™ Lab
75 minute team-based hands-on lab exploring two prompts to increase your efficiency when using AI and working as a team to develop output.
Be sure you bring your laptop!
UTA Facilitators will be available for hand-on assistance and guidance.

Closing remarks

Dr. Marion J. Ball, UT Arlington